Muslim &/or Believer



Everything is Muslim, even the man that will not submit,

The death, murder, and mayhem are the balance to the scale.

This trial that you endure, is to see if you’re going to quit,

If you’re going to run, hide, and put everything up for sale.

You might as well, fighting oppressions for the true follower,

Seeking justice and freeing slaves, correct me if I’m wrong,

Fooling yourself, actions show that you’re a just a deceiver,

“Faith without works is dead” how about yours, is it strong?

Willingly or unwillingly, death in the end is submission,

“To: The Believers” is what sets you apart from the Muslim,

If only we’d followed the teachings, and really paid attention,

Instead of lip profession, and spiritless rituals, to offer Him.

We see a wrong, change it, with our hands, mouth, heart,

Still faith in the end, the heart is the part that’s the weakest,

Staying there is where it’s hidden, in a place that’s dark,

Saying it out of your mouth is good, but the hands are best.

You say that you’re a Muslim, and-or you say a Believer,

Examples are what the Prophets did Adam to Muhammad,

Nothing like what your lives entail, reality is a disaster,

The Prophecy is worse, but your Jennah, just might be sad.

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Everything is Muslim, even the man that will not submit, The death, murder, and mayhem are the balance to the scale.

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Submitted by TheArkProject on July 06, 2022

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Scheme A B A B C D C D E F E F X X X X C X C X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,253
Words 254
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Raheem Muhammad

 · 1964 · Alabama

Active Revolutionist from Chicago, by way of New Jersey, Atlanta, Birmingham, and now NOLA; dedicating his life to establish a truly independent economic system for the poor and oppressed peoples of America first. Fighting for those faces you see and don't see on the websites: THE ARK PROJECT LLC THE BEEP INC. BEEP BLACK WALL STREET BOOKS I'm Muslim, I'm Black and I'm American so I guess I have three strikes against me LOL. I'm here reaching out to those concerned about the great divides that no-one wants to address and I'm here to address them head-on (Social Injustice, Islamophobia, Systematic Oppression, etc...). I am the author of this book: "Oh, Say Can You See!?" (Secrets) & Truth Is In The Art which shows how passionate I am about what was done and what continues to be done and ignored. Poetry is as a result of my life experiences as well as my opinions. They are my studies of the scriptures while paralleling them with history along with the present day's crimes against humanity, by those that claim to govern us. Keep in mind that my love for this country is beyond measure and incomparable. However, there are principles that a person ascertains to and therefore must stand upon. more…

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